brik

British  

/ brɪk /

noun

1. a Tunisian deep-fried spicy pastry filled with fish or meat and sometimes an egg

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Etymology

Origin of brik

Arabic

Example Sentences

In France, I saw baklava made with brik, a Middle Eastern pastry that’s like a cross between phyllo and giant, paper-thin crepes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

“I need an order of the brik and saganaki!”

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

That explains another dish on his menu: layers of squab breast and foie gras wrapped with cabbage leaves, and then encased in Tunisian brik dough and seared until the outside is crispy.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2019

Inside the spare white room, I ordered some Chateau Magon, a blend of syrah and merlot made in Tunisia, and dug into a classic brik, delivered by an elderly white-jacketed waiter.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2012

But as my train sliced through the brown landscape, I was drooling over the expectation of something else: baklava and brik.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2012